Today, the Write on Sports crew was all ready and pumped to go to the Jackals vs. Skyhawks game at the Yogi Berra Stadium. We all know now that that was not the case today.
It all started out this morning before everyone entered the classroom. Gigantic dark thunder clouds filled the entire sky as we came in, but this did not put our hopes up! We entered the building and went to the classroom. Every morning, we all get the paper and we read the sports section to see what is new. I briefly looked at the weather forecast on the paper as I went to the sports section and it said that today will have a high chance of heavy rain. But that did not give my hopes up either!
A few minutes later, it was time to head to the Yogi Berra Stadium to watch the game. We all had to walk to the stadium and it was only drizzling outside. No one was bothered by it, so we just kept our hopes and excitement up!
"The Game Must Go On!" shouted Yvenson in a determined and fierce manner.
We finally reached the stadium and we took our seats under a large tent. We took a few minutes to interview the manager, the batting coach, and the 1st base coach. After that was done, we sat and waited until the game started. About 30 seconds later, it started to pour outside! I mean it was raining cats and dogs out there! My friend and I were hungry so we went to get our hotdog and chips. I never realized how much it was raining until I actually got out of the tent. It was almost like mission impossible just to get a hotdog and chips because it was raining so much! We finally made it back with us soaking wet and our food soaking wet. It was an amazing and yet unbelievable experience! O and I forgot to mention, THE GAME WAS CANCELLED!!! So we made it all the way there, just to be soaked. I think I speak for everyone when I say that this trip was a big disappointment. In the end, it was raining so hard that we had to take buses to get back to the classroom!
Overall, it was a spontaneous and soaking wet experience!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
New York Red Bulls
The New York Red Bulls, the latest name change since the Metrostars, are an American professional soccer club team that is apart of MLS (Major League Soccer). MLS began with 10 teams in the first season in 1996 but the program started in 1993 to try get the 1994 FIFA World Cup hosted in the United States. Today, the Red Bulls have a new home in Harrison, New Jersey, which by the way opened for the 2010 MLS season. Their old home, which was in East Rutherford, New Jersey, was the Giants Stadium. Kristina, a Red Bull business organizer, says that the Red Bull's performance has improved dramatically since the new stadium was built. That is why they are now in 2nd place for the MLS Eastern Conference Standings as of 7/8/10. First place is Columbus Crew. Overall, the Red Bulls have been doing amazing this season and hope you keep up the good work Red Bulls!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Jenny Vrentas
Today, we spoke with Jenny Vrentas, a blog journalist and the beat writer for the New York Jets. She has done stories and blogs about the World Series, Super Bowl XLII, and the U.S. Open. Her favorite event that she covered was the Super Bowl XLII. "I just had to soak it all in that I was witnessing and writing about history," said Jenny Vrentas. She also said that if she had an opertunity to report the Super Bowl again, she would do it in an instant. Although, she said she said she was going to try her best to attend and report on the next Super Bowl. Overall, Jenny Vrentas is a hard working blogger that loves what she does and inspires other kids to become a blog journalist.
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